Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is set to kick off at Las Vegas, US on January 8. Billed as the world’s biggest tech trade show, CES showcases the latest and best of what the technology has to offer. This year’s edition is going to be no different. While the 2018 edition focused on smart assistants, CES 2019 is set to be grander with ... Read More »
Author Archives: Loknath Das
Five Transportation Technologies That Will Boom Or Bust In 2019
From right to left: Waymo autonomous vehicle concept, Airbus VTOL taxi concept, The Boring Company’s Chicago Express Loop concept, Blue Origin New Shepard rocket.Waymo, Airbus, The Boring Company, Blue Origin As we enter 2019, we wanted to take a moment to discuss some of the hottest transportation technologies and assess their prospects for the coming year. Will autonomous cars finally become ... Read More »
Flipkart Launches 2GUD Refurbished Goods Platform After Shutting Down eBay India
Flipkart on Wednesday finally launched its new e-commerce platform for refurbished goods that it had revealed late last month, when CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy announced the shutdown of eBay India. Called 2GUD, it is the company’s first foray into the refurbished goods market – which it says is expected to be a $20 billion (roughly Rs. 1,39,740 crores) market in 5-6 ... Read More »
Report: iPhone XR made up 32% of iPhone sales in its first month
Today, Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (or CIRP) released a new report that estimates how well iPhones sold relative to others. Since Apple no longer releases the number of units sold, it’s more difficult to know exactly how well the iPhone is selling especially since multiple reports have showed signs of iPhone sales dwindling. This year, iPhone XR sales made up ... Read More »
December patch coming to fix Google Pixel 3/3 XL issues
This year’s Google Pixel launch was a mixed bag – the phones are great but the number of issues that popped up in the first few months ruined the user experience for a lot of owners. Luckily, the December patch aims to fix most of those growing pains. The most persisting ones like errors in the third-party camera apps, memory ... Read More »
Redmi 6A gets a big price cut and is now the best cheap phone to buy in India
The Redmi 5A was one of the most popular smartphones when it was in the market. Now when that smartphone has been discontinued, its legacy is being taken forward by the Redmi 6A, which Xiaomi launched in India in August this year. The Redmi 6A was launched at a price of Rs 5,999, which also happened to be the price ... Read More »
Twitter Falls Again After Being Dubbed ‘Harvey Weinstein of Social Media’
The Twitter stock nosedived over 12 percent after a famed Wall Street analyst dubbed the micro-blogging platform the “Harvey Weinstein of social media”, days after an Amnesty International study found Twitter a “toxic” place for women. In a note to investors, online investment newsletter Citron Research’s founder Andrew Left called the platform the “Harvey Weinstein of social media” and set ... Read More »
How Technology Is Expanding The Insurtech Landscape
relentless pursue of customer success. GettyGetty The insurance sector has a longstanding reputation for being resistant to change. Who can blame those who work in this industry? Avoiding risk is in their DNA. Surprisingly, in my experience as a Silicon Valley insurtech serial entrepreneur, this characterization may no longer be valid. Since 2010, we have partnered with insurers to add ... Read More »
Lenovo Z5s leak hints at a version with Snapdragon 845 and 12GB of RAM
Lenovo Z5s is about to be released and according to a new leak on Weibo, the phone will come in two versions – a standard one that’s supposed to be with Snapdragon 678 and a more powerful Z5s Ferrari Edition. The latter is believed to sport the Snapdragon 845 chipset. But wait – there’s more. The photo was taken from ... Read More »
Volkswagen Developing New Lighting Technologies
Whenever we talk about cars or two-wheelers, we usually end up discussing engine performance, fuel efficiency, ride and handling and so on! When was the last time you discussed about automotive lighting while discussing cars! Let us guess, the answer is probably, never! There is so much to an automobile than what meets the eye! With rapid strides being made ... Read More »